SUPERHUMAN: Gibbs leads acclaim for surfer heroes whose 2,000-mile dash saved tribute to Jackett
19.08.26, 18:57 Updated 19.08.26, 18:58 3 Minute Read
Mike Walters
One club legend Nigel Gibbs has paid tribute to the globetrotters from Watford’s core 1881 fans group after their 2,000-mile dash to commemorate his former team-mate Kenny Jackett.
Plans to unfurl a £6,000 surfer in front of Jackett’s family, ahead of the 2-1 win against Southampton on the opening weekend, appeared to have been scuppered when couriers FedEx warned they could not guarantee delivery of the 45x45 metre banner before the game.
But 1881 ringmasters Roy Moore and Phil Williams led a sensational effort, making the round trip to Lodz - bullseye in the middle of Poland - in 48 hours by road and sea to collect it and save the day.
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Mike Walters spent 40 years on Fleet Street as a top sports writer and a regular in the Press box at Vicarage Road. His first game as a wide-eyed Watford fan was a 5-0 FA Cup win against Reading 55 years ago and, coupled with his national newspaper experience, few supporters are better-equipped to cover English football's original family club.